Spotlight

Why honor films "based on or inspired by real events and people"?

Because those films would never have been made had it not been for the persistence, the drudgery of detailed groundwork by tireless reporters like those of The Boston Globe's Spotlight team. Currently we are in a cycle of film being marketed as "real stories." We are not film critics but we do have a special insight into these kinds of films. Journalists are the truth gathers and storytellers supplying the filmmakers with their material.

The Los Angeles Press Club - as an important part of the Hollywood community - wants to encourage the making of such films and acknowledge the best among them. To bring attention to films that tell us about ourselves, our society and our world and light the way to a better future.

Spotlight is the perfect example of the kind of film we will honor with future Veritas Awards. The bar has been set high and we encourage filmmakers to reach for it. Click here for photos.

The LA Press Club honored the film Spotlight with the inaugural Veritas Award on February 25, 2016. The Veritas Award was chosen by LAPC members and is awarded to the best movie based on or inspired by a true story. The award was accepted by Boston Globe heroes Sacha Pfeiffer, Ben Bradlee, Jr., Mike Rezendes and co-writer Josh Singer.